[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough.

  • Darlington (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Darlington County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Average attendances of Mothers with babies at Maternity Centres durinij the last nine years — Albert hiast Hope- Cocker- Year Road Road Paradise town ton 1921 .... 69.0 .... 35.3 . .. 58.3 .... 25.1 — 1922 .... 73.8 .... 30.0 .... 53.4 .... 35.5 — 1923 .... 78.9 .... 25.1 49.1 .... 33.0 — 1924 .... 66.8 .... 34.3 .... .53.1 .... 31.9 .... 18.5 1925 .... 64.9 .... 30.2 .... 59.4 .... 26.9 .... 25.0 1926 .... 82.7 .... 41.1 .... 85.5 ... 42.3 .... 27.8 1927 .... 85.6 .... 38.8 .... 82.7 .... 28.1 .... 22.0 1928 .... 84.6 .... 50.0 .... 81.7 .... 39.4 .... 25.6 1929 .... 95.3 .... 58.8 .... 86.6 .... 32.2 .... 27.8 Total attendances of Expectant Mothers at the IMaternitv Centres and Ante-Natal Clinic during the last nine A’cars :— At Maternity At Ante-Natal Year Centres Clinic 1921 .... 91 58 1922 .... 233 73 1923 .... 187 72 1924 .... 190 61 1925 .... 171 117 1926 .... 194 244 1927 .... 208 245 1928 .... 149 356 1929 .... 211 366 Home Help.—One J)erinanent liome liel]) and a rota of i)art- time liome helps earried ont this work while the mother Avas in- capaeitated. Cdiarges are made aeeording to linaneial eonditions. Sixty-nine applieations Avere made for their seiwiees ; attendanee Was providecl in 5<S eases, at Avhieh seiwiee Avas giAxn for 1,007 days. The daily eharges for the serA'iees of the Maternity Home Helps are as folloAA s :— Where the ineome of a family exceeds 15/- per head per Aveek the eharge to be 3/- per day. exceeds 12/- and not 15/- per head ])cr AV^eek the char^^e to be 2/3 per day. exceeds 9/- and not 12/- per head per Aveek the charge to be 1/6 per day. Where the income is less tlian ^/- per head per Aveek the charge to })c 9d. per day. Cases of extreme poverty are considered by the S])ecial Sub- committee.